Greenspaces and cardiovascular health

RJ Keith, JL Hart, A Bhatnagar - Circulation Research, 2024 - Am Heart Assoc
Accumulating evidence suggests that living in areas of high surrounding greenness or even
brief exposures to areas of high greenery is conducive to cardiovascular health, which may …

The impact of an urban park on air pollution and noise levels in the Mediterranean city of Tel-Aviv, Israel

P Cohen, O Potchter, I Schnell - Environmental Pollution, 2014 - Elsevier
This study examines the influence of urban parks on air quality and noise in the city of Tel-
Aviv, Israel, by investigation of an urban park, an urban square and a street canyon …

Examining the spatial distribution and temporal change of the green view index in New York City using Google Street View images and deep learning

X Li - Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
As an important part of the urban ecosystem, urban trees provide various benefits to urban
residents. It is therefore important to examine the spatial distribution and the temporal …

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on noise pollution in three protected areas in metropolitan Boston (USA)

C Terry, M Rothendler, L Zipf, MC Dietze… - Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Noise pollution can reduce the ability of urban protected areas to provide a refuge for people
and habitat for wildlife. Amidst an unprecedented global pandemic, it is unknown if the …

[HTML][HTML] Social valuation of regulating and cultural ecosystem services of Arroceros Forest Park: A man-made forest in the city of Manila, Philippines

AJ Lagbas - Journal of Urban Management, 2019 - Elsevier
Investment in urban green spaces such as street trees and forest park may be viewed as
both sustainable adaptation and mitigation strategies in responding to a variety of climate …

Embracing systems thinking to transform urban soundscape research

GJ Chrobak, JK Kazak, J Hoof - Indoor and Built …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Urban soundscapes, the complex auditory environments of cities, significantly influence the
health and well-being of urban residents. 1 Traditional research methods often dissect these …

A methodological approach to the environmental quantitative assessment of urban parks

P Cohen, O Potchter, I Schnell - Applied geography, 2014 - Elsevier
This study proposes an integrative methodology for the environmental assessment of urban
parks. Since most of the studies that investigated the environmental effect of urban parks …

Urban tree effects on soil organic carbon

JL Edmondson, OS O'sullivan, R Inger, J Potter… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Urban trees sequester carbon into biomass and provide many ecosystem service benefits
aboveground leading to worldwide tree planting schemes. Since soils hold∼ 75% of …

Research on the healing potential of urban parks from the perspective of audio-visual integration: a case study of five urban parks in Chengdu

Z Yang, X Zhao, L Zhu, Y Xia, Y Ma, J Wu, X Xiong… - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent decades, rapid urbanization has been linked to negative impacts on people's
mental health. However, the healing potential of urban parks as central features of …

Effects of composition and structure variables of urban trees in the reduction of heat islands; case study, Temuco city, Chile

R Moreno, R Zamora, N Moreno-García… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect is a growing problem that has a critical impact
on human thermal comfort and public health. Some strategies to reduce the UHI effect are …